Giant waterspout was spotted swirling in southern China<br /><br />In the video filmed in Beihai city, yesterday on July 30, a huge waterspout appeared on the sea surface of Weizhou Island in the Beihai Sea of Guangxi. <br /><br />A water column connected the sea to the clouds, attracting many tourists and citizens to watch. The waterspout lasted about 15 minutes.<br /><br />Commonly known as "dragon absorbing water” in China, also known as a waterspout, is a type of tornado. When a tornado appears on the sea, the seawater is sucked into the hollow middle of the tornado and the seawater is rolled up to form a vortex that spins quickly, forming a tall water column. <br /><br />The video was provided by local media.
